Chapter 59: Three Crossing of Luoshui
Yunxuan and the others went out of Luoshui Town about a mile north, and they saw the post house not far from the side of the road, this is the courtyard they saw last night, and the vigilance at this time has been very lax, and only four soldiers stood at the door of the post house.
continued to walk, but I didn't find the barracks described by Xiao Erniang, nor did I see any traces of the barracks stationed, probably not on the side of the road.
The surrounding terrain gradually flattened, and the road suddenly changed from dark brown to smooth fine sand, as if someone had specially paved it, soft.
On a small slope, suddenly the front suddenly opened up, the grass and trees on the ground were low and verdant, the reeds were dense, the white cranes wandered in the sky, a few peasants were busy in the distance, and a misty blue sparkling water belt ran across the vast green plain.
The carriage and horse stopped at the Luoshui ferry, several people fell to the ground, the water in front of them was more than half a mile wide, there was no ferry at the ferry, only saw a slow boat on the opposite side as if it was approaching.
From the boat came the faint singing: chasing the stars and chasing the moon, but the sky, pulling out a thousand mountains, rushing into the sky, Kunpeng spreading its wings, fighting, thousands of miles of sky, fleeting, Luoshui goddess, Qiong Yili, nine heavens Xuannu, riding the wind, a light dance, and cherishing.
Singing in dialect, Yun Xuan only understood the word Luoshui, and his tone seemed a little ethereal and a little tragic.
He looked at the water in front of him, is this Luoshui?
Looking into the river, the water color becomes a clear green, the depth of the water is not a little, the cool breeze blows, and the water waves are undulating and rippling.
The boat became much larger when it got closer, two meters wide, and a small round shed was built in the middle.
At the stern of the boat sat a man, dressed in a cloak and a hat, his oars plucking the water, and the hull of the boat slowly approached the ferry.
Yun Xuan beckoned to the boat that had not yet docked, and shouted, "Is the boat on the other side of the river?"
"Yes, it's going to be my boat coming out early. The man on the boat shouted back.
The boat swayed and leaned to the side, the edge of the boat just level with the boardwalk of the ferry. The rower was an old man with a face covered with the vicissitudes of time.
The old man looked at Yun Xuan and said, "You are a car, a horse and a man, it's very difficult to get through, I've never seen you like this." ”
"What do you mean by what the old man said?" Fang Mo asked.
"People and horses can get on the boat, but your carriage is at least a hundred pounds, the boat is rickety, how can you move it to the boat, I am dozens of years old, I don't have so much strength?" said the old man.
"I see. Don't worry, old man, we'll carry the carriage on board ourselves in a moment, and you just have to hold the boat steady. Yun Xuan said with a smile, carrying a carriage of more than 100 catties on the boat was just a trivial matter for him and Fang Mo.
"Okay, you're too heavy, I guess you'll have to go there twice. The old man said.
"Bring the horse over first, and I'll follow me, do you think it's okay?" Zhao Peng asked.
"Okay, I'll charge you thirty wen for two round-trips. Let's get on those two white horses first, they look very heavy. The old man said.
Fang Mo unloaded the carriage and horses, and drove the snow to the boat, and the snow flew into the boat, and the hull of the boat shook for a while.
"You white horses are too heavy, I'll turn the boat to the other end and get on the yellow horse, which is lighter. The old man said and transferred the boat, and Yun Xuan drove the yellow-maned horse to the boat.
The old man looked out of the boat at the sinking waterline and said, "It doesn't seem to work, this horse is heavy, and it can only pass two horses first, and you can go on another person." ”
"I'll go on, I'll go over and watch first. Zhao Peng said.
He got on the boat.
The hull of the ship started, and it took about half an hour before it came back from the opposite side.
"This time you first lift the carriage into the boat, and then get on the horse. The boatman said.
Yun Xuan just wanted to carry the carriage onto the boat, Fang Mo said, "Let me come." ”
He walked between the two wheels in front of the carriage.
"Little brother, you also go to help, I want to take charge of the boat?" The old man stood at the stern of the boat and looked at Yun Xuan.
Yun Xuan looked at Fang Mo and said, "Do you want Fang Mo to help?"
"No, it's more convenient to carry it alone. Fang Mo lowered his body and grabbed the wheel in his hand.
"Young man, your tone is quite big, and it takes hundreds of pounds of strength to carry the car alone!" the old man sighed.
Yun Xuan pulled Lele aside with him.
Fang Mo lifted the wheels on both sides in both hands, and the vitality in his hands was running, and the carriage suddenly rose to the ground.
"Eh, eh," the old man let out a surprised exclamation.
Fang Mo carried the carriage alone, his face tense, and thumped in front of the trembling wooden planks of the ferry, stretching the heaviest part of the carriage above the boat outside the ferry.
"Be careful, watch out for my boat. The old man inhaled, he was afraid that Fang Mo would accidentally smash the carriage into the boat and smash the boat.
The carriage slowly stopped on the surface of the boat under Fang Mo's careful control, and the hull of the boat shook slightly with a bang.
"Divine power, divine power, it's really a hero out of a young man. The old man sighed.
Fang Mo let go of the hand holding the wheel, his face was not red, he was not panting, he still had a swarthy face, Yun Xuan didn't know whether Fang Mo had contributed or not, and he couldn't see the superfluous expression on his face.
The old man said to Yun Xuan, "Little brother, your friend is so strong. ”
He looked at Fang Mo again: "I don't know what the young man is called?"
Fang Mo looked at the old man and said, "The surname is Fang." ”
"It turned out to be Fang Shaoxia, today I am knowledgeable, I have never met a person with such strength at such a young age as Shaoxia. The old man was amazed.
"I don't know where the young man is from, is he married?"
Fang Mo was slightly stunned and said, "I'm from out of town, and I'm about to cross the river to the capital." ”
The old man suddenly said: "No wonder I look at your faces? If it's nearby, I can introduce the young man to the family." But when you go to the capital, it's a long way. In the morning, there were three building boats, and I heard that they were also going to the capital, and I watched them from afar on the other side, which was magnificent. ”
Yun Xuan asked, "Boatman, this waterway also leads to the capital?"
The old man turned his head to Yunxuan and said, "Tong, this Luoshui is connected to the Yuanmu River, and then it will be more than a thousand miles along the river to the capital Shengjing." ”
Yun Xuan listened to the old man as if he had gone to Shengjing by water, and said, "Old man, have you been to the capital by boat?"
The old man laughed: "When I was young, I followed people on a water transport journey and walked through it. Sheng Jing, there is an emperor there. Eh, I have no hope of going back in my life. Alright, I'll turn the other side over, and you guys will catch the horses up. ”
Yun Xuan caught up with another snowy fly.
The old man looked at the waterline and said, "Come up too." ”
Fang Mo hugged Lele and got on the boat, Xiaobai also jumped up, and the hull sank.
Yun Xuan just wanted to jump up.
The old man suddenly shouted: "Ouch, little brother, don't go up, you haven't crossed the maximum waterline." ”
"Boatman, no, it's not a big deal to have one more person. Yun Xuan said.
The old man couldn't help but say: "This river is in a hurry when it reaches the middle of the river, and there are whirlpools, I haven't capsized the boat for so many years, but I only crossed the river when I saw the waterline." ”
Yun Xuan looked at the water and was still some distance from the edge of the boat, not like it was very sinking.
"Is this boatman changing ways to increase his income?" Yun Xuan thought.
Seeing that Yun Xuan was silent, the old man continued: "We sailors have a saying, be careful to make a 10,000-year-old ship. You wait for the next trip, I'll charge less for the next trip, a total of three times, you just give forty wen. Originally, I had to charge fifteen wen for one trip. ”
Xiao Bai saw that Yun Xuan didn't get off the boat, and jumped back to the shore.
Fang Mo listened to the old man's words, felt that there was some truth, and said, "Yun Xuan, just listen to the boatman's family, he has been boating in this river for many years. It's safest to know how to get by. I'll go over first and carry the car to the other side. ”
"Okay. I had to wait for the next trip. Yun Xuan was a little helpless, the boatman knew more about the situation of crossing the river, so it was better to listen to this expert at this time.
"Okay, let's sail. The old man shouted, and the oars propped the boat off the shore, and paddled the water toward the opposite shore.
Yun Xuan saw that the boat had reached the middle of the river, and sat on the wooden floor of the ferry with a hat, and Xiao Bai rolled mischievously on his lap.
Behind him came the sound of horses' hooves ticking.
Yun Xuan turned to look, and a tall white figure led a tall white horse slowly walking towards this side.